Lenin honestly disliked bureaucrats; Stalin built them up, in the party and in the government, and made them—not Marx’s proletariat, not Lenin’s “masses”—the real rulers of Russia.

He joined the Marxist party, though many found him far too militant, as he continued to rise to power. In the midst of this, there was the Russian Revolution of 1905 – and Stalin met Lenin for ...

BORN: Jan. 8, 1902. ORIGIN: Cossack from Ural region. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS: Height, 5 ft. 7 in.; weight, 250 Ibs. FAMILY STATUS: Married to an actress, his second wife ...

When Lenin takes power he appoints Stalin to be General Secretary of the ... Stalin, however, develops his own nationalistic brand of Marxism – "Socialism in One Country" – concentrating ...

How Marx would have reacted, had he seen to what use his ideas were put by the likes of Lenin, Stalin and Mao, will remain one of history's intriguing unanswered questions. The philosopher ...

Madurai city prepares to host the CPI(M) 24th party congress with banners, statues, and posters honoring communist leaders.